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Nicholas Mulder works on European international history from the nineteenth century to the present. His research focuses on political, economic, military, and intellectual history, with particular attention to the era of the world wars from 1914 to 1945. His book, 'Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War' (Yale University Press, 2022), examines the interwar origins of economic sanctions. 'Economic Weapon' was awarded the 2024 Paul Birdsall Prize in European military strategic history by the American Historical Association (AHA), and the 2023 Stuart L. Bernath Prize by the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR), and was named a Book of the Year in 2022 by the Economist and Foreign Affairs. Mulder's forthcoming book, 'Age of Confiscation: Making and Taking Property in the Creation of the Modern State' (Allen Lane, 2026), discusses the seizure of property during significant transformations in the 19th and 20th centuries. He is particularly interested in the relationship between economic globalization, democracy, and authoritarianism. Mulder supervises PhD dissertation projects focusing on political-economic aspects of European international history. He has written extensively about European history, politics, and economics in various esteemed publications.
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